An increasing number of women in Kosovo want to pursue a career and raise a family, but balancing the two remains a challenge in what is considered to be the most conservative male-dominated society in the Balkans.
That is why Kosovo women leaders like Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila issued a call to women not to give up their career if faced with a career-family choice.
"Both can be done, it requires a lot of organisation and dedication, but it is achievable," Kusari-Lila told SETimes.
Kusari-Lila is a mother of two and is an example to other women that they, too, can join the ranks of government.
She acknowledged, however, that it is not easy to strike a balance between career and family, but credited the support of her husband and extended family in achieving her professional goals.
Read more at Turkish Weekly, published 14 September 2012.
An increasing number of women in Kosovo want to pursue a career and raise a family, but balancing the two remains a challenge in what is considered to be the most conservative male-dominated society in the Balkans.
That is why Kosovo women leaders like Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila issued a call to women not to give up their career if faced with a career-family choice.
"Both can be done, it requires a lot of organisation and dedication, but it is achievable," Kusari-Lila told SETimes.
Kusari-Lila is a mother of two and is an example to other women that they, too, can join the ranks of government.
She acknowledged, however, that it is not easy to strike a balance between career and family, but credited the support of her husband and extended family in achieving her professional goals.
Read more at Turkish Weekly, published 14 September 2012.